Role: Student Experience Coordinator

Location: Tresham College, Kettering

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £24,000 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Working Pattern: 37hrs per week (1.0 FTE)

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Student Experience Coordinator to join The Bedford College Group at our Tresham College Kettering Campus.

As a Student Experience Coordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Developing and delivering a full enhancement programme which contributes to and enhances the student experience and study programmes.
• Supervising and promoting themed events and wellbeing services for students at Bedford College which will enhance the learning experience to help build skills for employability and empower learners in making an informed decision related to their career and social aspirations.

About you:

Ideal candidates will have:

• Level 3 qualification in relevant subject e.g Youth and Community development
• English and mathematics or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent or willingness to achieve English and mathematics Level 2 within one year
• Recent experience of working successfully with young people and adults in a formal/informal environment
• Evidence of understanding how to promote equality and diversity within the job role
• Experience of using manual and IT based record systems
• The ability to work effectively with young people and adults from a variety of backgrounds
• Ability to organise and deliver activities and programmes for young people
• Able to work flexible hours, possibly at short notice including some occasional evenings
• Full driving licence
• Willingness to travel to and work at all locations where we provide a service

Interviews to be held on 17th September 2024

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.